CUPIDO. By Dr. C. Aurivillius. 
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oo. Hindwing without a subbasal dot in area 1 c. — d 1 . Wings above of a bright blue, green 
or violet. 
f. Expanse of wings 30 to 54 mm. 
X. Wings above with a green reflection. C. chloauges. 
X X . Wings above lighter or darker blue or violettish-blue. 
—. Wings above light silvery blue. C. glaucus. 
— —-. Wings above varying from blue to violettish-blue. 
§. Hindwing beneath at most with a black marginal dot proximally 
bordered with yellow in area 1 c. 
+. Hindwing beneath without any black marginal dots in area 1 c. 
1. A larger species, 44 to 48 mm. Discal spots 1 b to 4 of 
forewing in an almost straight transverse row. — Hindwing 
above without a transverse streak at the end of the discal cell. 
C. quassi. 
2. A smaller species, 34 to 39 mm. Discal spots 1 b to 4 of 
forewing not arranged in a straight transverse row. — <d- 
Hindwing above with a fine black transverse streak at the 
end of the discal cell. C. variegatus. 
+ +. Hindwing beneath in area 1 c close at vein 1 b with a black, 
green-scaled marginal dot which is bordered with yellow towards 
the base. — d- Hindwing above without a dark transverse 
streak a the end of the discal cell. 
1. Subbasal dot 1 a of hindwing large and distinct. Discal spots 
of forewing rounded off. — Larger species of 40 to 54 mm. 
a. d- Hindwing above without any distinct marginal spots 
surrounded with a light colour in the areas 3 to 6. 
C. patricius. 
b. d' Hindwing above with distinct marginal spots surrounded 
with a light colour in the areas 3 to 6. 
C. aethiopia. 
2. Subbasal dot 1 a of hindwing absent or minute. Discal spots 
2 and 3 of forewing elongate, somewhat streak-shaped; discal 
spot 6 is situate far behind the base of vein 9. A smaller species 
of 30 to 34 mm. C. barkeri. 
§§. Hindwing beneath with two black marginal dots proximally bordered 
with yellow in area 1 c; the yellow bordering also above forms a large 
yellow transverse spot between the veins 1 b and 2. C. carsoni. 
ff. Expanse of wings only 20 to 28 mm. 
1. Wings above not light silvery grey. C. antoto. 
C. masai. 
2. Wings above light silvery greyisli-blue. C. naidina. 
p. Hindwing rounded off, not tailed. 
*. The discal spot in area 1 b of hindwing black and punctiform. 
§. Hindwing at least with two black subbasal dots encircled with a light colour (in 7 and in 
the discal cell). 
f. Hindwing above without a broad orange marginal band between the anal angle and 
vein 4 or 5. 
o. Wings at least in the $ above uni-coloured greyish brown or dark brown without 
any blue or violet, with or without a marginal spot in area 2 of the hindwing. 
+ . Hindwing beneath without a subbasal dot in area 1 c. 
X . Wings above varying from dark brown to blackish-brown; the markings 
of the underside do not show through above in the <$. 
1. Underside with a brownish-grey or blackish-grey ground-colour. 
<$<$ similar to the $$. Smaller species, 33 to 40 mm. 
C. lerothodi. 
C. skotios. 
C. let-sea. 
